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The amount of security deposit residential landlords may charge have changed in 2024.
Read the new restrictions on residential security deposits.
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.
09/25: Updated that the three-day notice to pay rent or quit excludes weekends and court holidays.
A lease guarantee commits the individual who signs it to pay the landlord throughout the duration of the lease. Since this agreement carries a significant financial risk, a commercial tenant may want to seek alternative negotiation tactics to get around signing the personal guarantee.
When converting homes to rentals, first calculate the basis for tax gain or loss.
Brown v. Montage at Mission Hills, Inc.
Santa Ana became the first city in Orange County to adopt its own rent control ordinance.
Yanez v. Vasquez
A leasing agent uses RPI Form 555 to understand a commercial tenant’s reasons for relocating and RPI Form 556 to prepare an offer which becomes binding when accepted by the landlord of the commercial property.
Renters living in larger multifamily buildings were more likely to pay their rent during the pandemic than renters living in smaller units owned by mom-and-pop landlords.
2020’s reduced revenues were on top of the slim-to-negative margins most mom-and-pop landlords already experience.
During the recovery window from COVID-19 rent debt, landlords are required to use an additional notice when seeking to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent.